Vending machine



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D. J. CROWLEY VENDING MACHINE Feb. 9 1926.

Filed May 15, 1925 -2 Sheets-Sheet EQ WI HM A TTORNE Y.

Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

DANIEL J. CROWLEY, OF DETROIT, MICHTlIGAN.

VENDING MACHINE.

Application filed May 15, 1925. Serial No. 30300.

To all whom it may concern do it known that I, DANIEL J. Cu wLnr, acitizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of\Vayne and State of hilichigan, have invented anew and useful VendingMachine, of which the lollmviiip; is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vending machines, one of theobjects of which is to provide a machine in which a plurality of stacksof merchandise may' be arranged, and wherein a simple form of dispensing unit may be moved transversely of the machine, and placedopposite whichever stack of merchandise a purchaser wishes to procure.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vending machine whereinthe coin, when dropped into the slot, comes in direct contact with a rodon which a pusher is adapted to force merchandise from one of the stacksinto a discharge chute is mounted, thereby considerably reducing thenumber of working parts in the machine.

With these and other objects in view, the invention, which consists incertain novel construction and combination of parts, is hereinafter morefully described with the aid of the accompanying drawings and claimed.

Figure 1 is av vertical section on the line 1-1 of Figure 2;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detai section on the line l;--'- oi Figure 5 sineBLQVRiQlOii, and Figure (3 a front elevation of the n'iachine.

Irigure 7 is a section on the line "i of Figure 2, and

Figure 8 shows a partial section on the line 88 of Figure 1.

Referring more par icularly to the drawings, l designates the casing ofthe machine which may be of any desired size and shape, and 2 indicatesthe cover. On the latter a plurality of contaii s 38 are dependinglyattached; these containers are usually rectangular in section, and haveopenings 3 and +2 towards their lower ends, and av depression 5 at thebottom contorn'iiug to the shape of the packages of merchandise forwhich they are intended. The lower ends of the containers are alsoslotted substantiah T1 ,4 and nigure a is a ly centrally at G. Aforwardly sloping discharge chutelti extends across substantially thewhole'width of the machine.

Bars 7 are arranged transversely of the machine and pass througheyeletsS secured to the underside of the carriage 9, the front edge ofwhich latter is slidably arranged on with a narrower slit 18 through thecar- I riage. I r i The rod 16 secured to the pusher 17 supported moreor less centrally of its length by the bearing 15, and has its oppositeend partly within the hole 18 through the slide 11 when in normalposition. Guide rods 19" are secured to the slide 11, and are adapted toslide through the bearing 15. Coil springs 20 are arranged round theguide rods to tend to hold the slide 11 against 1 the stop 21 formed bythe casin On the underside of the pusher 17 is a lug 22 round which theyolte28 passes.

The latter is attached to eollarsM mounted towards the outer ends of theguide rods 19. tiupportcd partly by the ledge 25 integral with thecarriage 9 and partly by the ledge 26 integral with the casing is a cashbox '37, which is held in position under the riage' a sore 28. A door 29is supplied in one side of Late cash born and a deer 30 is provided inthe side of the casii'ig so as to giro acce to the inner door. Theouterdooriill, Ti generally provide with a padoch 1 I To the front of theslide ll a handle 32 attacl'ied which projects forwardly is through alongitudinal slot 33 in the front.

ot the casing. An indicating marl: 34 is provided on the handle whichmust'be set opposite one oi the indicating marks 35 on the casingaccording to which container a purchaser may wish to buy from. 39indicates a slot in the casing, these slots are provided in -front ofeach container to allow a. coin to be dropped into the coin slot 12 whenthe dispensing mechanism has been set in front oi any of the merchandisecon tainers. The guide arms 9 hold the slide width of the slot 13 shouldbe just sufiicient for a smaller coin, such as a cent, to drop through;the larger coin would then not sink far into the hole and therefore adeep concavity would not be necessary. The ciu'vature should be suchthatmovement of the slide with the-larger coin in would just be permitted. 1

The methodof operating the machine is as follows u The handle ispullcdsideways until the indicating mark tli registers with theindicating mark 35xopposite the container from which thepurchaser,wishes to buy. A coin is then dropped through the slot 39 intothe slot 12 where it remains if it is of the correct size. The handle 32is pressed inwards and the coin then contacts with the rod 16, whichtogether with the pusher 17 is forced inwards until a piece ofmerchandise is ejected from the container 38 and drops into the chute 36in which it; rolls forward towards the purchaser. The length of theapron 37- is such that as the merchandise is ejected the coin'reachesthe end of the apron and drops into the cash box 27.

lVhen inward pressure on the handle 32 ceases the spring 20 forces theslide 11 back into the position shown in the drawings, and

as the guide rods 19 return the yoke 23 moves with them and'contactswith the lug 22 thereby drawing the pusher 17 and the rod 16 back. thelug 22 to be moved forward.

Should the slide be pushed forward when there is no coin in the slot 12the rod 16 merely passes through the hole 18 and the pusher remainsstationary.

In the'drawings the type of containers or racks shown therein is suchthat the cover 2 mustbe removed and the racks filled through the holes 3when the lid is inverted, but allother arrangement of supporting the containers may be employed if desired.

Moreover though a plurality of container or racks have been mentioned inthe foregoing, it is understood that the dispensing apparatus may beutilized in maohineshaving only a single rack, in which casethe bars 7may be dispensed with and the carriage,

mounted rigidly on the frame.

It is further understood that the construction herein described issubject to such alterations as fall within .the scope of the appendedclaims. V

The centre slot" 6 is to allow W hat I claim as my invention and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a vending machine, a dispensingapparatus consisting of acarriage having a slide, a bearing and a pushermounted thereon, .a push rod secured to the pusher and supportedintermediately of its length by the bearing and adapted to pass througha hole in the slide, which hole is at right angles to and substantiallycentrally of a vertical coin slot in said slide, guide rods secured tosaid slide and adapted to slide through said bearing, an apron extendingrearwardly from.the front portion of the carriage and integraltherewith, a container from which said pusher is adapted to dischargemerchandise into a discharge chute, a cash box under said carriage, andspring means for drawing said slide back to its forward position afterit has been pushed inwards.

2. In a vending machine, a dispensing apparatus consisting of acarriagehaving a slide, a bearing and a pusher mounted thereon, a push'rodsecured to the pusher and supported interimdiately of its length by thebearing and adapted to pass through a hole in the slide, which hole isat right angles to and substantially centrally of a vertical coin slotin said slide, guide rods secured to said slide, an apron extendingrearwardly from the front portion of the carriage and integraltherewith, a container from which said pusher is adapted to dischargemerchandise into a chute, a cash box under the carriage, and springmeans for drawing said slide back to its forward position after it hasbeen pushed inwards.

3. In a vending machine, the combination as described in claim 1,wherein the spring means for drawing back the slide consists of helicalsprings arranged round the guide rods and extending from the slide tothe bearing.

4. In a vending machine, the combination as described in claim 1,wherein a lug-is secured to the underside of thepusher, and a yoke ismounted to the guide rods by which said lug is engaged, and-the pusherreturned DANIEL J. OROVVLEY.

